chrōma
chrōma, ătis (ătŏs, Vitr. 5, 5), n., = χρῶμα (a color), in music, a chromatic scale (a species of harmony in which the tones of the tetrachord measure two and a half tones, as a half, again a semitone, and then a tone and a half follow each other), Vitr. 5, 4, 3; cf. Dict. of Antiq. p. 645.—Hence, chrōmătĭcē, ēs, f., the science of this species of harmony, Vitr. 5, 5; and: chrō-mătĭcus, a, um, adj., chromatic: genus, the same, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4 fin.
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Headword (normalized):
chrōma
Headword (normalized/stripped):
chroma
Intro Text:
chrōma, ătis (ătŏs, Vitr. 5, 5), n., = χρῶμα (a color), in music, a chromatic scale (a species of harmony in which the tones of the tetrachord measure two and a half tones, as a half, again a semitone, and then a tone and a half follow each other), Vitr. 5, 4, 3; cf. Dict. of Antiq. p. 645.—Hence, chrōmătĭcē, ēs, f., the science of this species of harmony, Vitr. 5, 5; and: chrō-mătĭcus, a, um, adj., chromatic: genus, the same, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 4 fin.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n7896
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